Police, fire briefs

Man driving backhoe injured when he loses control on mountain road

BOONSBORO -- The identity of a man who sustained chest and leg injuries Sunday afternoon after he lost control of a backhoe on Boonsboro Mountain Road was still not available Monday morning.

A check with the Washington County Sheriff's Department Monday morning revealed the report on the incident wasn't completed. Deputy Scott Beckley investigated the accident.

The man was able to jump from the backhoe before it crashed in the 2:27 p.m. incident, officials said.

It is believed the tractor might have experienced brake failure, though one rescue official said the cause of the crash was not clear.

The man was transported to Washington County Hospital, but his condition was not available.

Man charged after stolen vehicle crashes

FREDERICK, Md. -- An Emmitsburg, Md., man has been charged with making a false report of a crime and malicious destruction of property in connection with a Saturday morning wreck involving a stolen vehicle.

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Frederick County Sheriff's Deputy 1st Class Anthony LoRusso took Christopher G. Higgs into custody at 4 a.m. Saturday. Higgs, 28, of Emmitsburg, was released on personal recognizance, according to a spokesman Monday at the Frederick County Adult Detention Center.Â

The arrest came after LoRusso responded to a report of an accident in the 17000 block of Annandale Road. While he was enroute, the deputy got a report of a stolen vehicle out of Emmitsburg.Â

At the scene, it was determined the vehicle struck a utility pole, then drove across the lawn and into a ditch.Â

The driver was later identified as Higgs who had left the scene of the crash and reported his vehicle stolen, deputies alleged

Washington Co. deputies handle weekend calls

The Washington County Sheriff's Department handled the following calls over the weekend and Monday:

June 1:

o An undesirable in the 12800 block of Seavolt Road, reported at 4:16 a.m.

May 31:

o A shoplifting incident at the Sheetz on Virginia Avenue, reported at 5:25 a.m.

o Theft of jewelry from the 14500 block of Pennsylvania Ave., reported at 4:21 p.m.

o Theft of a cell phone from the 1800 block of Abbey Lane, reported at 4:43 p.m.